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Universities · New South Wales

University of Wollongong, read against the whole sector.

New South Wales · UA. Every measure below sits beside the national sector median for the same year, drawn from the CoreBridge Intelligence: Australian Universities dataset.

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How the student base has moved.

MeasureLatestEarlierSector median
Student load (EFTSL)26,144 (2024)2018: 25,79625,720 (median of 36)
Enrolments (headcount)34,931 (2024)2018: 34,333
International share of student load45.7% (2024)2018: 42.6%30.7% (median of 36)
First-year retention rate81.3% (2023)2017: 82.6%77.9% (median of 36)
Six-year completion rate69.1% (2024)2018: 71.8%62.0% (median of 35)

How the workforce is structured.

MeasureLatestEarlierSector median
Academic staff (FTE)914 (2024)2018: 9191,028 (median of 36)
Professional staff (FTE)1,426 (2025)2019: 1,3681,566 (median of 36)
Students per academic staff member21.8 (2024)2018: 22.422.9 (median of 36)

How the money flows.

MeasureLatestEarlierSector median
Total revenue$766.6m (2024)2018: $657.4m$876.2m (median of 36)
Net result−$26.7m (2024)2018: $7.8m$13.9m (median of 36)
International fee income$161.8m (2024)2018: $169.0m$214.9m (median of 36)

What research brings in.

MeasureLatestEarlierSector median
Research income (HERDC)$74.0m (2024)2018: $69.5m$107.1m (median of 36)
Competitive grant funding$18.6m (2025)2019: $18.4m$28.0m (median of 36)

Who the university reaches.

Low-SES students, share of commencing17.9% (2024)
First Nations students, share of commencing4.5% (2024)
Regional and remote students, share of commencing24.7% (2024)
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Figures come from the CoreBridge Intelligence: Australian Universities dataset (beta), built primarily on openly licensed (CC BY) Australian Government data, with other official sources listed on the dashboard's Method tab. Each figure carries the year it was reported for; verify against the original source before relying on one. Revenue is total revenue from continuing operations as reported in the Department of Education Finance Publication. For the six dual-sector universities, which run a TAFE alongside the university, every figure on this page is the higher education share, not the whole institution, so that it can be read against the 35 other universities. The dashboard carries a toggle to the whole-institution basis. Derived metrics, benchmarks and analysis are © CoreBridge Intelligence, a registered business name of ACN 690 076 101 Pty Ltd.

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